<!DOCTYPE html>
<html>
<head>
<style type="text/css">
div {
  font: 24px serif;
  text-shadow: 2px 2px 1px red;
}
</style>
</head>
<body>
<div>
The spaces should not have shadows!
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</div>
</body>

